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Bob Lighthizer: Why Trump's Tariffs are the Only Way to Save the Middle Class

The Tucker Carlson Show

March 19, 2025

A country that doesn’t make anything quickly dies. Former US trade representative Robert Lighthizer explains how Trump’s tariff program can stop America’s slide.


(00:00) Why Do We Need to Reinstitute Tariffs?

(06:10) The Slow Death of America’s Working Class

(14:26) Was There an Organized Effort to Destroy America’s Free Market?

(19:53) The Trifecta of Stupid

(29:12) We Are in an Economic Emergency

(36:10) The Three Ways to Balance Global Trade


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